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Bombing at Deal Barracks

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The PIRA exploded a bomb in Deal Barracks ('The Depot'), Kent, England, which killed ten musicians who were part of the staff band of the Royal Marines . Another Royal Marines musican died on 18 October 1989 from wounds received in the bombing] The explosion occurred at 8.22am in the concert hall on Canada Road which formed part of the Royal Marines' School of Music.

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Malcolm Sutton: An Index of Deaths from the Conflict in Ireland